Spider Bites Can Kill You

Unfortunately it is true that there are three species of spiders in the United States that can kill you. They are the Brown Recluse Spider, The Hobo Spider, and the Black Widow Spider. Above is a chart you can go by and it will tell you exactly what you should expect in the event of a spider bite.



If you think you have been bitten by a poisonous spider you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. The best thing to do if you think you have received a bite from one of the three deadly spiders is to call 911 and ask for help. If you can capture the spider with out getting another bite get it into a jar with a tight fitting lid and take it with you when you seek medical help.



If you can not capture the spider get to the hospital and tell them what you think bit you. Tell the medical professionals what you are feeling.

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Easy Ways To Get Rid Of Spiders

The best way to prevent spiders from getting into your house is some simple prevention. If bushes or trees touch your house then trim them way back so the spiders will have a harder time getting into your house. Caulk all the cracks and crevices around the outside of your home. Use a strong soapy solution and wash down the outside of your home well especially if you know it is soon going to be turning cold outside. Be sure to wash down all your porches and steps.

A Brown Recluse Spider Is About The Size Of A Penny. The above picture is much larger than a brown recluse spider really is.

If you have a lot of cardboard boxes around your home get rid of the boxes. Spiders love cardboard boxes. Spiders like your kitchen and bathrooms because there is a ready water source and spiders need water to survive. If you have leaking faucets get them fixed.

Spiders need insects to survive because insects are what they live on. All spiders are meat eaters so they must have insects to survive. The fewer insects that your home has the fewer spiders you should have.

Here is a brown recluse bite. Brown Recluse bites can cause tissue death where they bite. If you receive a brown recluse bite seek medical attention as soon as possible.

Beware of places with lots of clutter, sheds, crawl spaces and wood piles. All of these are places where brown recluse and black widow spiders like to hide. If you must work in areas where there are a lot of spiders wear long pants tucked into your boots and long sleeve shirts tucked into gloves. You can wash down your wood pile with a strong soapy solution to get rid of spiders around it. keep in mind that most spiders only bite humans when they feel they are in danger or when they are mashed. Remember to shake out all your clothing including shoes and socks.

Spider Information For Everyone

Here is a Black Widow Spider. A bite from a Black Widow Spider can kill you. If you are bitten by a Black Widow Spider seek medical attention as soon as possible. Notice the distinct Hour Glass Shape on the above Black Widow Spider.

There are three spiders native to the USA that can kill you. They are the Black Widow Spider, the Hobo Spider, and the Brown Recluse Spider. And there are other types of spiders like the Wolf Spider, Black House Spider, and the Mouse Spider that can deliver painful bites to you. If your bitten by a spider and you start itching and the area where you received the bite starts swelling seek medical attention as soon as possible as you may be having an allergic reaction to the spider bite.

In the United States their are three distinct species of the Black Widow Spider. They are the Southern Black Widow, the Western Black Widow Spider, and the Northern Black Widow Spider. All three are poisonous and could kill you. In the southern United States the Black Widow Spider often likes to hide in mail boxes as this makes a great home for them. So look in your rural mailbox before you reach into it.Black Widow Spiders often make their homes in your wood pile so be sure to pick up or move your wood only with long sleeves and gloves on. If you have black widow spiders outdoors you can easily get rid of them by spraying them with a strong soapy solution.

Notice at the very back of the rural mail box in the photo there. That is a Black Widow Spider there in the back of the mail box. 

The Brown Recluse Spider

Here Is The Brown Recluse Spider

Above is a photo and a short video of the Brown Recluse Spider. The Brown Recluse Spider is native from the southern Midwest down to the Gulf of Mexico and it quite often shows up out of its range. People quite often move this spider along with them when they are moving.

Notice the size of the Brown Recluse Spider Compared To A Penny.

A lot of the time people mistake the Brown Recluse Spider for the more common House Spider which is a much larger spider than a Brown Recluse Spider. If you know that Brown Recluse Spiders are present in your home shake out your clothing and shoes before you put on your clothes or shoes. Most people who are killed by Brown Recluse Spider Bites are children under seven and those people with weaker than normal immune systems.

Most Brown Recluse Bites will become painful and itchy with in 2 - 8 hours and the conditions may worsen over the next 12 - 72 hours. If you think you have been bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider the best thing to do is to seek Medical Help and let them know you may have been bitten by a Brown Recluse Spider.

Here is what one mans hand looked like after a Brown Recluse Bite. This is one of the reasons you should seek medical help as soon as possible.

As you can see from the photo above that some Brown Recluse Bites can cause severe tissue damage. This is one of the main reasons you should seek medical help as soon as possible if you receive a Brown Recluse Bite.